Principal Software Engineer

Summary

Join Pulumi as a Principal Software Engineer specializing in Security and Secrets Management and lead the evolution of our Environments, Secrets, and Configuration (ESC) platform. You will architect and develop innovative secrets management solutions, ensuring seamless and secure handling of sensitive data. Collaborate with engineering and security teams to enforce secure development practices and mentor engineers on best practices. This hands-on role requires expertise in security architectures, distributed systems, and programming languages like Go, Python, or Rust. The position offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to work remotely within the United States.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience in security, infrastructure, or distributed systems
• Proven experience building and maintaining security-focused software solutions, especially in secrets management, cryptography, or access control
• Deep understanding of modern security architectures, zero-trust models, and distributed systems security
• Expertise in programming languages such as Go, Python, or Rust
• Experience with cloud-native environments, containers, and orchestration tools like Kubernetes and Docker
• Strong understanding of multi-cloud architectures (AWS, GCP, Azure) and hybrid environments
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS) and secure coding standards
• Excellent leadership and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to mentor engineers and advocate for secure engineering principles

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead the development of innovative secrets management solutions within the Pulumi ESC platform, enabling seamless and secure handling of sensitive data
• Develop secure, high-performance services that provide configuration, encryption, and access control across multi-cloud and on-prem environments
• Collaborate with engineering and security teams to enforce the highest standards of secure development practices throughout the software lifecycle
• Lead design and implement fault-tolerant, scalable systems to manage secrets in highly distributed environments
• Conduct security assessments and threat modeling, and provide technical leadership on projects to continuously enhance the platform’s security posture
• Mentor engineering teams on best practices for secure code development and zero-trust architectures
• Stay at the cutting edge of security and secrets management trends, pushing Pulumi to deliver innovative, reliable, and user-friendly solutions
• Influence and drive cross-functional initiatives to shape the future of secrets orchestration and configuration management at Pulumi

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with large-scale distributed systems and multi-cloud infrastructure management
• Hands-on experience with specific security technologies such as PKI, OIDC, OAuth, etc
• Hands-on experience with configuration management tools and secure key handling in complex environments
• Track record of contributing to or leading security initiatives in open-source projects
• Familiarity with secrets management solutions in cloud-native environments

Benefits

• We provide comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance at no cost to U.S. employees, and comply with local health benefit requirements internationally
• We have an unlimited Personal Time Off (PTO) policy and require employees to take at least three weeks off annually, in addition to 13 U.S. holidays
• We offer a 401(k) with an employer match for U.S. employees to support long-term financial security
• We provide 20 weeks of paid leave for the birthing parent or primary caregiver and 16 for the non-birthing parent or secondary caregiver
• Our workforce is fully remote, spanning over 20 states and 12 countries. We encourage asynchronous collaboration and support remote work with an annual "work from anywhere" fund
• Each employee receives an annual development budget, reinforcing our commitment to continuous learning
• As a growing startup, all employees receive equity and are encouraged to be frugal, scrappy, and to act like owners
• We offer a monthly wellness fund for physical or mental well-being and a quarterly happiness fund for personal and team use